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Myths Games and Conflict: Contents |
Chapter
1: Introduction - Myth and religion in ancient Greek
society
Chapter
2: Athens to Thebes. Braurona
- Artemis, Leto, Orestes, Iphiginia and Callisto; Marathon
- Pheidippides and Pan; Rhamnous
- Nemesis, Thetis, Leda and the swan; Amphiaraion
- Eteocles, Polyneices and Amphiaraos; Aulis
- Artemis and the sacrifice of Iphiginia; Elefsis
- Demeter and Persephone ; Eleutherai
- Zeus, Semele and Dionysus; Aigosthena
- Melampous and Dionysus; Plataia
- Victory over the Persians; Kabeirion
- The sanctuary of the Kabeiroi; Thebes
- Cadmus and Oedipus
Chapter
3: Central Greece. Thespiai
- Narcissus, Echo, Hercules and the Muses; Gla
- a massive Mycenaean citadel; Mount Ptoon
- Oracle of Ptoon Apollo; Livadhia
- the Oracle of Trophonios; Orchomenos
- Treasury of Minyas, Temple of the Graces; Chaironia
- the Lion monument; Davlia -
Tereus, Prokne and Philomela; Arachova and
Mount Parnassos - Deucalion and Pan; Delphi
- the sanctuary of Pythian Apollo
Chapter
4: West from Delphi - Aetolia and Akarnania. Evinos
river - Hercules, Deianeira and Nessus; Kalydon
- Atalanta and the Kalydonian boar hunt; Pleuron
- Hercules, Achelous and the Cornucopia; Thermon
- the spiritual centre of Aitolia; Stratos
- the capital of ancient Akarnania; Nikopolis
- Antony and Cleopatra; the Oracle of the
Dead - Orpheus and Eurydice; the
Acheron Gorge - the entrance to the Underworld; Dodona
- the Oracle of Zeus; Oiniadai -
Alcmaeon and the Furies
Chapter
5: Athens to Corinth. Perachora
- the Sanctuary of Hera; Ancient Corinth
- Sisyphus, Asopos, Jason and Medea; Acrocorinth
- Aphrodite, Bellerophon and Pegasus; Isthmia
- Poseidon, Ino and Melikertes
Chapter
6: Corinth to Olympia. Sikyon
- Prometheus and Pandora; Aigira
- Sanctuary of Tykhe; Nestani -
Birth of Poseidon, the Golden Hinds of Artemis; Mantinea
- Sanctuary of Horse Poseidon; Arcadian
Orchomenos - ancient theatre and temples; Langathia
- Atalanta, the Arcadian huntress; The river
Ladon - Poseidon and Demeter, Pan and Syrinx; The
Erymanthos valley - Hercules and the Centaurs; Megalopolis
- the largest theatre in mainland Greece; Lykosoura
- Despoina and Pan; Mount Lykaion
- the Sanctuary of Zeus; Gortys -
the Sanctuary of Asklepios
Chapter
7: Olympia and Ilia. Olympia
- the greatest Sanctuary of the Greek world; Ancient
Elis - the Olympian athletes’ training ground; Typaneia
- Homeric Aipy; Alifera - Birth
of Athena; Bassae - the temple of
Apollo Epikourios; Phigalea - an
unexcavated classical city; Lepreo
- the Argonauts and the women of Lemnos
Chapter
8: Corinth to the Argolid. Palaia
Epidavros - Sanctuary of Aphrodite; Troizen
- Theseus and Hippolytus; Epidavros
- Asklepios and his family; Nauplio
- Nauplios and Palamades; the Argive foundation myths - Danaus and
Perseus; Tiryns - the Labours of
Hercules; Mycenae - Atreus,
Thyestes, Agamemnon and Orestes; Midea
- the third Mycenaean citadel of the Argolid ; Argive
Heraion - the Sanctuary of Hera; Argos
- Danaus, Melampous and Bias; Nemea
- Hypsipyle and Opheltes; Lerna -
Hades, Dionysus and the underworld
Chapter
9: Messenia and Lakonia. Ancient
Pylos - Nestor’s Palace; Nestor’s
Cave - Hermes and Apollo; Ancient
Messene - Sanctuary of Asklepios; Sparta
- Menelaus, Helen, Castor and Polydeuces; Amyklai
- Sanctuary of Hyakinthos; Tegea
- the bones of Orestes
Chapter
10: Athens - the foundation
myths. Kekrops, Erichthonios, Poseidon and Athena, Hephaistos,
Pandrosos, Erechtheus and Boutes.